Last Updated: 22 April 2008

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MSC Assessment Status

The certification body, Organización Internacional Agropecuaria (OIA), has released the final Performance Indicators and Scoring Guideposts (PI&SGs) that will be used in the trial assessment of the Samborombon Bay mullet fishery against the MSC Principles and Criteria as part of a pilot project under the MSC's program for small-scale and data-deficient fisheries. 

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The assessment will evaluate the fishery for compliance with the MSC’s Standard for well-managed and sustainable fisheries through the point of the first draft of the assessment report. The assessment will use newly developed methodological guidance based on a precautionary risk assessment approach, to compensate for lack of information. The MSC will use this report and reports from other assessments of small scale and data deficient fisheries in this project to evaluate the new approach and to inform a decision on future adoption of the guidance as a component of the MSC’s assessment process

Fishery information

The fishery is located in the Samborombon Bay in the Buenos Aires province. Annual catches of grey mullet (mugil platanus) are estimated at 250 tonnes a year. Small scale vessels harvest mullet by shooting nets or setting gillnets. Mullet artisanal fishing takes place mainly in autumn and spring.

Grey mullet (mugil platanus) are a pelagic coastal species, occurring in estuaries. Migrations to freshwaters in summer for feeding and to open sea in winter for breeding occur. This silver-gray fish has firm white flesh with a mild, nutlike flavour.